Can You Name These 1950s Game Shows?

Long before reality TV shows like Survivor came about, the people of the 50s fell in love with game shows. Some of the games were played for laughs and some for prizes and some for big money. Many game shows have fallen through the cracks over the years, while a few have stood the test of time, surviving today in contemporary form.

How many of these amazing game shows have you seen? Can you name all of them?

Question 1 / 14

This game show tasks celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to determine their occupations. Can you name this game show?

What's Up Next

Name That Tune

What's My Line?

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Question 2 / 14

This program became notorious for being a rigged quiz show which nearly caused the demise of the entire genre in the wake of United States Senate investigations. Can you name this game show?

Play Your Hunch

Twenty One

Information Please

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Question 3 / 14

After answering a question correctly, the contestant had the choice to "take" the prize for that question or "leave it" in favor of a chance at the next question. Can you name this game show?

Juvenile Jury

The $64,000 Question

It Could Be You

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Question 4 / 14

In this show, four celebrities whose object is the correct identification of a described contestant who has an unusual occupation or experience. Can you name this game show?

To Tell The Truth

Criss Cross Quiz

Crackerjack

Was that too easy for you?

Hmm, I don't think so.

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Question 5 / 14

This show is a spoken parlor game which encourages deductive reasoning and creativity. Can you name this game show?

Pick a Box

Twenty Questions

Pantomime Quiz

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Question 6 / 14

In this show, the male contestant would decide whether to answer the question himself or allow his female partner to do so. Can you name this game show?

The Name's the Same

Who Do You Trust?

The Big Surprise

Right on the money!

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Question 7 / 14

Can you name this game show?

Battle of the Ages

Tic-Tac-Dough

Blind Date

You're one class act!

Hmm, I don't think so.

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Question 8 / 14

On the show, contestants received roughly two seconds to answer a trivia question correctly. Can you name this game show?

Talent Patrol

Truth or Consequences

Hold That Camera

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Question 9 / 14

In this show, celebrity panelists tries to determine a contestant's "secret": something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person. Can you name this game show?

I've Got a Secret

Keep Talking

Stop the Music

Thumbs up!

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Question 10 / 14

In this show, contestants answer a series of questions without using the words "yes" or "no" or be gonged off the stage. Can you name this game show?

Place the Face

Break the Bank

Take Your Pick!

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Question 11 / 14

In this show, journalists guess the recent or old news story with which a hidden guest challenger was linked by asking him or her questions. Can you name this game show?